International Conference on Local Knowledge (ICLK) 2016

The organisers of the Regional Conference on Local Knowledge (RCLK) have embarked on a new initiative by expanding the scholarly discourse on Local Knowledge through its Regional Conferences since 2011 onto the international stage in 2015.

This initiative is known as the International Conference on Local Knowledge (ICLK). ICLK would therefore like to invite experts, scholars and practitioners to the conference which will be held from 27h – 28th July 2016 in St Giles Wembley, Penang, Malaysia.

Local knowledge refers to knowledge and expertise which originate from local and indigenous cultures that have developed over time. Its practices have been absorbed naturally and effortlessly into the local communities. The study on Local Knowledge is aimed at enabling social transformation through a paradigm shift that forefronts local epistemology.